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th-Dkato or » Not: n lirrAcnx*;.—Tho National F’clice Gazette fives tbo follow* iug incident of the creei of Eli Dtvoe, Ir who do J iu N\-w York last mouth: wrMr. Devoc joined the force under tbo Pfl old orgaiiintiuti, und wot cue *f Super- to inteniieut Matseil's shadow4 munr yeor* • c#0 .go. At the commencement »f the rebellion he reftigued autl entered thf* do* t«etiva -service of the Government. When Lincoln hUrftd to Washington befurountblt;di:*me ulT ior V•his flrt inauguration, D**voo and Toiu Lampion were m nt to Baltimore to in* 'esticst* the rumor that the President would l*e assassinated in that city. The tork wna difficult und dangerous, and had to be prosecuted with the utinoHi -ccrecv. They managed to mix with the I V iftiw Secessionists, and finally joined at, -cret oodrty whose intent wus to kill 1 Lincoln ond.r the cor-r of a concernd , rc» mob. It had been arranged that the i jn l'r.Mdeiit should beeacurted through tho I streets, und the murder was to have been u^‘ Jon* while n number of the io* Cl ciety attacked und disordered the! prooMBtoa. lievoe and Lampoon got tho details r»f the plot MS rneiubi-r* of the society, und it wa* upon their infor* j (nation that the tvpedirnt of hurrying *ei Lincoln tbrongh on another tram wa» ; Vt adopted. When th plot had failed, tho ! society looked out for trairori in their , midst, and they aoon learned that Do* voe and Lam peon were not residonU of t Af li dtiraore. This was enough to nronau co their aiiftpiciona. and the detectives found 1 it nccesaary tlt; quit so suddenly that j their baggage was left behind. They \ ®! w*:nt to Washington and were followed tic I v n gang of Baltimore roughs, who'in*vented their hotel, and probably intended‘•■ngunce of some kind. But here again detective work thwarted any plan that1 may have leen concocted Another dr* m-tectivs who bad gnno on to Washington ' th as ous of the B tltimoie gang, found a ..• haucs to put D*voe nod L.impson on their gourd. | thlt;BiUlaicPablo lb la Gubktu died ut Santa by
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Pioche Daily Record
Pioche, Nevada, US
Thu, Feb 12, 1874
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